Exhibition Stift St. Paul 2026 "Woman:Power:Art"

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Special exhibition 2026: "Woman:Power:Art""The striving and the love and the enthusiasm for art. You considered it a girlish whim, what is the most serious and truest thing in my life." - These words by the artist Margarethe Martiny-Holzhausen stand for the fate of many women whose creative and intellectual work was long dismissed as secondary.The exhibition "Woman:Power:Art" honors the impressive work of artists such as Olga Holzhausen, Margarethe Martiny-Holzhausen, and Elisabeth-Charlotte Martiny. Across three generations, their oeuvre traces the path to modernity: Holzhausen as a celebrated portrait painter, Martiny-Holzhausen as a master of poetic animal studies and fairy tale depictions, Martiny as an experimenter with global experiences and abstract forms. Their artistic success is proof of courage, passion, and an unwavering pursuit of recognition - despite the obstacles women often encountered.But the struggle for ...